Murphy Troy Class: Freshman Hometown: St. Louis, MO High School: St. Louis University Height / Weight: 6-8 / 225 Position: OH

2008: Troy, coming off a terrific prep career, will compete for a starting job at outside hitter as a first-year freshman in 2008 ...

HIGH SCHOOL: He helped his St. Louis (Mo.) University High team to the 2007 Missouri Class 4 State Volleyball championship ... He was named the 2007 Volleyball Magazine All-American first team, Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 list and St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro Player of the Year while posting 171 kills, 22 blocks and 117 digs as a senior despite missing the early part of the season with a broken foot ... He made the 2006 St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro first team as a junior ...

PERSONAL: He was a member of the 2007 U.S. Boys' Youth National Team that competed in the FIVB Boys' Youth World Championships ... He was named the MVP of the 18 Open division at the 2007 USA Junior Olympic Boys' Volleyball Championships as he led his St. Louis High Performance 18 Orange club team to the national title ... He was a starter on the 2006 USA Volleyball Boys' Youth National Team that won a silver medal at the NORCECA World Championship qualifier in the Dominican Republic ... His brother, Phinney, was an offensive tackle at Missouri ... He is a physics major at USC with a B average (3.15 GPA) ... Birthdate is Feb. 24, 1989.